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herolib/tools/pathtools.py

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+
+import os
+
+def expand_path(path: str) -> str:
+    """
+    Expand ~ to the user's home directory and return the absolute path.
+    """
+    return os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(path))
+
+
+def remove_file_if_exists(file_path):
+    try:
+        # This will remove the file or symlink, regardless of whether
+        # it's a regular file, a directory, or a broken symlink
+        os.remove(file_path)
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        # File doesn't exist, so we don't need to do anything
+        pass
+    except IsADirectoryError:
+        # It's a directory, so we use rmdir instead
+        os.rmdir(file_path)
+    except PermissionError:
+        print(f"Permission denied: Unable to remove {file_path}")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"An error occurred while trying to remove {file_path}: {str(e)}")